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UK: Should there be all-women short lists?

Parliamentary candidates from the three main UK political parties as well as the Greens and Ukip share their thoughts on whether letting only woman stand in some seats can help redress the gender imbalance in Westminster Interactive: does…

Removing a tall source of inequality is important; now add gender imbalance – talking of harassment, alienation, unprofessional ‘banter’, sexist bias in hiring and promotions – are discouraging women and thereby axing their career